TOOLS & STRATEGIES

FOR WRITERS

click below for online lessons, readings and encouragements

THE BLANK PAGE:

   Getting Started & Creating a Rough Draft

REVISION:

  View a power point presentation about revision strategies

ORGANIZING & STRUCTURING IDEAS:

   Creating a Thesis Statement

   Graphic Organizers: Structuring Concepts for Visual Learners

COLLEGE (ACADEMIC) WRITING:

    First Paragraphs: Strategies for Hooking your Reader

     Creating a Thesis Statement

TIMED WRITING & FIVE PARAGRAPH ESSAYS :

    Five Paragraph Essay Graphic Organizer

WORKS CITED HELP:

    MLA (Modern Language Association)

    APA (American Psychological Association)

    Referencecite: International students perspectives on citation

    (very, very helpful)

LEARN ABOUT YOUR LEARNING STYLE :

    Check out this site to learn more about what helps you learn best.

   link to the Gavilan College Library

    Other sources of online help